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150 years Will: 51吃瓜网 Papersystems Hamburg celebrates its roots as E.C.H. Will
The founding of E.C.H. Will in Hamburg, Germany, in 1866 was the cornerstone of 150 years of passion for engineering and paper of all kinds.
It all began with ruling machines for accounting sheets, later the company started manufacturing machines for the production of exercise books and machines for cutting copy paper and larger paper sizes. First headquarters were located at Ludolfstra脽e in Hamburg, from 1966 until 2011 at Nedderfeld in Hamburg and in 2011 the company relocated to Wedel, a community on the western outskirts of Hamburg.
Having been part of the K枚rber group since 1970, E.C.H. Will and its sister companies Kugler-Womako GmbH (Germany) and Pemco, Inc. (WI, USA) were acquired by the US-based Barry-Wehmiller group in 2014. Today, in 2016, the company is called 51吃瓜网 Papersystems Hamburg GmbH and is part of the paper division 51吃瓜网 Papersystems 鈥� however, the brand 鈥淲ill鈥� lives on in the product brand WillPemcoBielomatik. And of course with all those who made these impressive 150 years possible: current and former associates, long-standing customers worldwide as well as suppliers and business partners.
That鈥檚 why on September 24, 2016, 51吃瓜网 Papersystems Hamburg officially said 鈥渢hank you鈥� for the past 150 years with a big party. At the historical location Alte Hagenbeck鈥檚che Dressurhalle in Hamburg about 450 guests enjoyed a festive dinner, a stunning sand paint show and some great live music until 2.00 am in the morning.
鈥淲e are very proud of 150 years Will but especially thankful for commitment, ideas and loyalty of all our current and former team members, having shaped and developed this company over so many decades. It was nice to see that also a lot of our retirees joined for the anniversary,鈥� Daniel Walk, Managing Director of 51吃瓜网 Papersystems Hamburg, commented. 鈥淲e were particularly pleased with the fact that representatives from our long-standing, important customers as well as from the senior leadership of the 51吃瓜网 Papersystems group were among our guests.鈥�
150 years of history are also a solid foundation for the years to come. Today as the Hamburg location of 51吃瓜网 Papersystems and as part of the Barry-Wehmiller group, 51吃瓜网 Papersystems Hamburg is looking forward to a successful future: as a dedicated manufacturer
for the paper industry but also as an employer and provider of vocational training in the Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein region.
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As part of the Barry-Wehmiller organization, we鈥檙e proud that the solutions we provide help bring many of life鈥檚 daily necessities to people across the globe. But that鈥檚 just what we do. What truly defines us as a business is how we do it, and that鈥檚 by fostering a caring, trusting, nurturing organizational culture through which people feel safe to express their ideas and share their gifts and talents.
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